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Dubai Sustainability City Phase 2 Awarded to Baharash Architecture

Diamond Developers selected Baharash Architecture to plan the second of four phases of Dubai Sustainable City - a 46 hectare, 500 villa eco-development slated...

Zaha Hadid Wins Bid for Futuristic Metro Station in Saudi Arabia

Public transportation is not wildly popular in Saudi Arabia since fuel is so cheap and many households have private drivers to escort them from...

Amazon Biosphere Office Combines Plants and People in Missed Opportunity

Online retailer Amazon grabbed headlines with their plan to build a biosphere inside transparent glass orbs which will house its Seattle - based workforce...

Lola the Donkey from Middle Eastern Play Runs Afoul of Belgian Police

An "actress" performing at the Arab Cultural Center in Brussels ran up against the law for her odd public antics between shows. Belgian police...

5 of Turkey’s Most Unsustainable Development Projects

Turkey's Taksim square protest flared up last week when police took drastic measures to clear activists from Gezi Park- slated for destruction to make...

Automated High-Tech Bins To Tighten Abu Dhabi Trash Collection

Citizens of the United Arab Emirates receive free healthcare and education, and enjoy subsidized water, electricity and fuel. Men can claim free land and...

Eco-Education Starts Young at New Green School in Israel

Thinking and living in tune with nature is a way of life that is best started as early as possible, which is why we...

Zaha Hadid Adds Star Power to Qatar World Cup

Qatar's controversial 2022 World Cup planning got a burst of star power when renowned Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, who was one of Time Magazine's top 100...

Qasr Garden Museum: Iranian Prison Transformed into a Hot Cultural Attraction

An old prison in the heart of Tehran has been converted into an enormously popular tourist attraction. The Qasr prison is one of Iran's...

WMS Metal Industries Sorts Recyclables and Makes $ With Push of Button

The United Arab Emirates is planning to ban non-biodegradable plastic products beginning next year, and it is possible it can work with the latest...

Taksim Protest Not Just About Turkey’s Trees at Gezi Park

Motivation behind Turkish demonstrations is more complicated than protection of public green space.  Spotty media coverage blurs underlying causes; a real-life case of not...

Turkish Lipstick Ban Reversed, But Booze Sales Get Corked

Turkey is in the news for its social protests which may also be linked to this: a new Turkish law bans late night alcohol sales and requires boozy products to be smacked with warning labels.

Russian Skywalkers Invade Middle East!

Earlier this year, Russian photographers Vadim Makhorov and Vitaliy Raskalov climbed the Great Pyramid of Giza, risking up to three years imprisonment (if caught)...

Turkey’s Environment Protest Swings to General Protest Against PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan

It started as a peaceful protest against mall construction in Gezi park in Istanbul's Taksim Square, and it quickly led to a full-blown protest...

Beirut Highway Will Destroy What is Left of Last Green Space, Activists Warn

Activists warn that a planned highway in Beirut will ruin what little is left of the city's remaining green and historic spaces at the...

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

Turning Your Energy Consultancy into an LLC: 4 Legal Steps for Founders in Texas

If you are starting a renewable energy business in Texas, learn how to start an LLC by the books.

Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

In the study, the scientists didn’t just test one plant compound at a time. They tested two traditional Chinese medicine compounds together — luteolin (from flowers like honeysuckle and chrysanthemum) and astragaloside IV (from astragalus root, Huang Qi). These plants have been combined in Chinese herbal formulas for centuries to help the body recover from injury and inflammation.

Luxury meets the textile waste stream with Coach – Bank & Vogue

A new collaboration between luxury brand Coach and textile reuse pioneer Bank & Vogue attempts to stitch those two worlds together: high fashion and the global textile waste stream.

EU startup aiming to generate energy on moon villages

Stepping up to democratize the moon is an EU-funded company, Deep Space Energy, which has just raised more than $1 million USD as a seed fund to help it create energy generators on the moon.

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

Turning Your Energy Consultancy into an LLC: 4 Legal Steps for Founders in Texas

If you are starting a renewable energy business in Texas, learn how to start an LLC by the books.

Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

In the study, the scientists didn’t just test one plant compound at a time. They tested two traditional Chinese medicine compounds together — luteolin (from flowers like honeysuckle and chrysanthemum) and astragaloside IV (from astragalus root, Huang Qi). These plants have been combined in Chinese herbal formulas for centuries to help the body recover from injury and inflammation.

Luxury meets the textile waste stream with Coach – Bank & Vogue

A new collaboration between luxury brand Coach and textile reuse pioneer Bank & Vogue attempts to stitch those two worlds together: high fashion and the global textile waste stream.

EU startup aiming to generate energy on moon villages

Stepping up to democratize the moon is an EU-funded company, Deep Space Energy, which has just raised more than $1 million USD as a seed fund to help it create energy generators on the moon.

Jujube, the sidr tree of medicine and magic

A magic holy sidr bath to deflect the evil eye? It needs 7 powdered sidr leaves stirred into a bucket of warm water. The hadith of the Prophet Muhammad allows to repeat healing prayers and verses from the Koran to increase the water’s potency. 5 grams, or 1 tablespoon of sidr powder equals 7 leaves.

Jean-Pierre Conte: Five Principles That Guide My Philanthropic Decisions

Jean Pierre Conte is the chairman and managing director of Genstar Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm with investments in healthcare, software, financial services and industrial technology.

Ancient Roman strategy game figured out with AI

Two thousand years ago, someone scratched a web of lines into stone in a Roman settlement on the empire’s northern edge. Soldiers, traders, or locals passing time in Coriovallum—now Heerlen in the Netherlands, moved small counters across those lines in a tactical duel of blockade and entrapment.
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